Bugatti Gave This Factory-Restored Veyron a Mirror-Like Finish
Sometimes there is no improving upon the original.
Bugatti just restored a stunning one-off Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which at one point was the world’s most expensive version of the model. And the vehicle once again shows off the mirror-like finish that it left the factory with.
In 2013, one year after the Grand Sport Vitesse was introduced, race car driver Anthony Liu piloted an example of the hypercar to a top speed of 254.04 mph at Volkswagen Group’s Ehra-Lessien test track in Lower Saxony, Germany. Not only was that 18.54 miles faster than the car’s advertised top speed, but it also made the ride the fastest convertible of its era. That, unsurprisingly, wasn’t enough for one of Bugatti’s more deep-pocketed clients. They commissioned a one-off version of the vehicle, chassis 8.100, that featured a body crafted from exposed polished aluminum, which required the delivery of two block of aluminum weighing 20 tons delivered to the marque’s atelier in Molshiem, France.
The polished-aluminum Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse
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In the intervening dozen years, the hypercar has changed hands, and its new Monaco-based owner—who Bugatti does not identify but is almost certainly Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso—commissioned the automaker’s Le Maison Pur Sang customization department to return it to its original glory. As part of the extensive refurbishment, the vehicle was rid of some aftermarket add-ons and had its exterior smoothed out and polished to a brilliant, like-new shine. Just as head-turning as the exterior is an interior covered in Carmine Red leather. The decadent material is broken up only by exposed carbon-fiber and polished-aluminum trim.
Chassis 8.100, like all Veyrons, comes equipped with Bugatti’s legendary (and now defunct) 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W-16. The mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and makes a still-outrageous 1,184 hp and 1,106 hp. With all that grunt at its disposal, it’s little wonder the car could accelerate from zero to 62 mph in just 2.6 seconds as well as set the aforementioned speed record.
Inside the one-off Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse
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As is its wont, Bugatti has not said how much Chassis 8.100’s restoration cost. Whatever the price tag, we imagine it was quite steep, especially on top of the $5 million or so the vehicle reportedly sold for earlier this year.
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